A Feat of Creative GeniusDo extraterrestrials exist? Are there other lifeforms around us that our human senses are unaware of? Does consciousness continue on after death? What transpires between life and death? These are some of the questions that Dipa Sanatani answers in her novel The Little Light. The big questions of life--they darted across my mind now and then--but I can't honestly say I paid them much heed in the past. I spent the first few decades of my life caught up in what most humans ...

A master storytellerI picked up this book after reading the author's second novel The Merchant of Stories. I am basically a non-fiction reader, but I enjoyed the storytelling prowess in this book. You can read it as a story or you can read it as a parable on human existence; and if you'd like, you can even read it as an allegory of creation.This was a fun read that was both entertaining and enlightening. I found myself particularly drawn to the character of the Sun. Although he is difficult, dem...

Perfect for both adults and kidsThis is one of those rare books that's great as a child and then when you re-read it as an adult, you come to understand all the underlying nuances and tidbits that are hidden in the story. You can read it through many different eyes. As a story. As philosophical discussion. As myth.The story is fun and fresh... I don't think there are many spirituality books that are written or targeted towards younger readers and this is a rare gem. It is not heavy by any means,...

A spiritual leader is born. The Little Light is a story that narrates the journey from life to death... to rebirth. Dipa draws on a vast variety of religions, traditions and mythologies from all over the world. It is a myth of destruction and creation. A story of dying and being reborn. The protagonist--The Little Light--emanates from The Great Light and incarnates in a human body. Traditions all over the world speak of the soul's journey in between realms. While this is a fiction story that is ...

The denial of death is the denial of life. In The Little Light, Sanatani takes us on a journey in the in between. The Tibetans call this state the Bardo, the realm in between realms. The Egyptians called it the afterlife. The Christians have called it eternity. Spirituality cannot and should not be a practise relegated to the old folks. It is a part of life. A part of all our lives.We ignore death, till it consumes us and leaves wondering where our loved ones went. We are unable to accept death,...

This is a book that all young men should read. I connected deeply with the stories of Mercury and Mars and the relationship they had with their respective fathers and mothers. All the Nine Celestial Beings depicted in story represent archetypal characters and relationships that we have all encountered in our lives. At its heart, this is a book about a family-a crazy cosmic family, but a family nonetheless. Reflected in the planets-which are personified in human form-I saw the bare essence of the...

The highest form of expression for any artist is the act of devotion. When art is no longer about expressing the individual self, but rather, about expressing the Higher Power that created us all. In The Little Light, Dipa tells the story of a soul that meets the planets before it is born. The story is both young and old, both innocent and wise, both dark and light. It takes a truly mature creative soul to write a book as deep and simple as this one. The Little Light is an ode to the planets--th...

"I am Little Light and the whole world will know my stories."Do souls get to decide how and where they are born and in what circumstances? Do they get to choose who their parents are? Do they decide what culture they are born into? Would a soul willingly come into this world knowing that it will suffer?These are questions that have wrecked havoc on my brain throughout my life. When one is born into the world in less than ideal circumstances, does that mean that the soul was doomed to suffer? Why...

Dipa Sanatani is a prophet for the modern era. She neither preaches from a pulpit; nor mires her readers in difficult to understand technicalities. A master storyteller, Sanatani narrates a story filled with timeless wisdom and leaves it to readers to discover their own meaning. A true teacher never teaches, but merely allows the student to discover something within them that was there all along. The Little Light is a book that tells the story of a soul--The Little Light--that meets the planets ...

We are here one moment and gone the next. Death is often equated with a deep darkness--and in The Little Light, Sanatani breaks through the darkness and allows us a glimpse into the infinite light. In The Little Light, Sanatani narrates the sojourn of a soul's journey in between life and death. It is written as a dialogue between 'The Little Light' and the planets. A wise and curious soul quizzes and questions the Nine Great Celestial Beings who all have nuggets of wisdom to offer--in their own ...